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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 854 · 40 questions
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The trick (Count the places): Forget the points and multiply the whole numbers. Count all the digits after the points in the question. Put the point that many places from the right, then check by rounding.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.36 (d) 3.6
  2. 2.5.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.2 (b) 0.0342 (c) 3.42 (d) 0.342
  3. 3.2.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0081 (b) 0.81 (c) 8.1 (d) 0.081
  4. 4.0.65 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 0.0195 (c) 0.195 (d) 19.5
  5. 5.0.57 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.11 (b) 0.1311 (c) 1.311 (d) 0.01311
  6. 6.0.33 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 59.4 (c) 0.0594 (d) 5.94
  7. 7.1.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 9.6
  8. 8.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.0051 (d) 0.00051
  9. 9.5.5 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.85 (b) 1.485 (c) 1485 (d) 148.5
  10. 10.5.5 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.85 (b) 1.485 (c) 0.1485 (d) 148.5
  11. 11.6.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.34 (b) 43.4 (c) 0.434 (d) 434
  12. 12.0.99 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.68 (b) 3.168 (c) 0.3168 (d) 316.8
  13. 13.8.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 365.2 (b) 36.52 (c) 3652 (d) 3.652
  14. 14.3.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.111 (b) 111 (c) 11.1 (d) 1.11
  15. 15.9.4 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.98 (b) 1.598 (c) 1598 (d) 159.8
  16. 16.2.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 0.0066 (c) 0.66 (d) 6.6
  17. 17.0.87 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3306 (b) 33.06 (c) 3.306 (d) 330.6
  18. 18.7.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.2 (b) 222 (c) 0.222 (d) 2.22
  19. 19.0.36 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00072 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.0072
  20. 20.0.15 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 0.105 (c) 1.05 (d) 0.0105
  21. 21.8.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 6.16 (c) 0.0616 (d) 0.616
  22. 22.0.24 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69.6 (b) 6.96 (c) 0.696 (d) 0.0696
  23. 23.0.45 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1845 (b) 184.5 (c) 18.45 (d) 1.845
  24. 24.0.82 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.78 (b) 0.2378 (c) 237.8 (d) 2.378
  25. 25.5.9 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.26 (b) 0.826 (c) 826 (d) 82.6
  26. 26.0.27 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.43 (b) 0.0243 (c) 0.00243 (d) 0.243
  27. 27.6.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2277 (b) 2.277 (c) 22.77 (d) 227.7
  28. 28.4.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.301 (b) 30.1 (c) 0.0301 (d) 3.01
  29. 29.7.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 693 (b) 69.3 (c) 6.93 (d) 0.693
  30. 30.0.27 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 5.4 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.0054
  31. 31.4.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.516 (b) 5.16 (c) 51.6 (d) 0.0516
  32. 32.0.22 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.00066 (c) 0.0066 (d) 0.066
  33. 33.3.6 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 648 (b) 64.8 (c) 6.48 (d) 0.648
  34. 34.0.96 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.00288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  35. 35.0.13 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.247 (b) 24.7 (c) 0.0247 (d) 2.47
  36. 36.8.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 43.5 (c) 0.0435 (d) 4.35
  37. 37.6.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 12.4 (c) 0.0124 (d) 0.124
  38. 38.0.41 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.0246 (d) 0.00246
  39. 39.0.79 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.896 (b) 0.1896 (c) 18.96 (d) 189.6
  40. 40.0.97 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.5 (b) 4.85 (c) 0.485 (d) 0.0485

Answer key

  1. 0.36
  2. 3.42
  3. 0.81
  4. 1.95
  5. 1.311
  6. 5.94
  7. 0.96
  8. 0.051
  9. 148.5
  10. 14.85
  11. 43.4
  12. 31.68
  13. 365.2
  14. 11.1
  15. 159.8
  16. 0.66
  17. 33.06
  18. 22.2
  19. 0.072
  20. 1.05
  21. 6.16
  22. 6.96
  23. 18.45
  24. 23.78
  25. 82.6
  26. 0.243
  27. 227.7
  28. 3.01
  29. 69.3
  30. 0.54
  31. 5.16
  32. 0.066
  33. 64.8
  34. 0.288
  35. 2.47
  36. 4.35
  37. 1.24
  38. 0.246
  39. 18.96
  40. 4.85

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